[ubuntu-my] Govt Portals that are inaccessible/incompatible with FOSS

Wan M Fahmi Wan Azmi wanfahmi at gmail.com
Sun Apr 11 18:05:49 BST 2010


I guess, Run the websites thru W3C <http://validator.w3.org/> validator.
Non compliant websites should be fixed.
Not a guarantee it will work on all browsers, but, you'll get close.

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 15:18, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmmm....I think the main concern is on whether it will run on FOSS
> desktops. Since neither Mac nor Safari is FOSS, there is no immediate
> need to test on those platforms.
>
> Thanks...
>
> Eric
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:08 PM, starconsultancy
> <f.van.der.star at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Eric,
> >
> > I can test the websites on a mac. My son has a mac.
> >
> > if you can give me a few. i will check.
> >
> > Regards.
> > Frans
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:29 AM, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Frans,
> >>
> >> There will be a meeting held later that Madam Tan will bring up the
> >> issues of Malaysian Government not able to view using any other
> >> browser than Internet Explorer.
> >>
> >> The Malaysian Government is quite serious in making their web portals
> >> accessible and usable on all platforms.
> >>
> >> However since I do not  have a Mac, I cannot test using Safari.
> >>
> >> Eric
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:08 PM, starconsultancy
> >> <f.van.der.star at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi Eric,
> >> >
> >> > What is exactly you are asking??
> >> >
> >> > Most of the websites I opened from Government I got on my screen.
> >> >
> >> > It concerns Economic Planning Unit; only that info was out of date.
> >> >
> >> > And Housing Tribunal that worked okay.
> >> >
> >> > Greetings
> >> > Frans
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Dear all,
> >> >>
> >> >> We at OSCC MAMPU are trying to compile a list of Govt websites that
> >> >> doesn't support (well) any non-Windows browser and platforms.
> >> >>
> >> >> There is a plan to present our findings in a higher up pow-wow
> session.
> >> >>
> >> >> I would like your assistance in helping us in ensuring that the
> >> >> Malaysian Government portals are not workable on one platform only.
> >> >>
> >> >> May the open standards flourish....
> >> >>
> >> >> Live Long and Prosper....
> >> >>
> >> >> Eric
> >> >>
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